Word: miles
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Picture 160 people bicycling together up First Ave. in New York toward the United Nations building, their final destination after a 3600-mile cross-country trip to raise money to fight world hunger. Picture the homeless people on the street, cheering for the cyclists and their efforts to reduce human suffering even a little...
Sponsored by the Overseas Development Network (ODN), Bike-Aid has the dual purpose of raising funds for ODN self-help development projects and spreading awareness about the problems of world hunger, says Benjamin R. Kahrl '89, who biked a 3600-mile route from San Francisco to Washington, D.C., last summer. About 85 percent of the money raised goes directly to the people in developing countries for self-help projects, and 15 percent goes to the same type of grassroots projects, such as survival centers and irrigation systems, in the United States...
...recruiting has already started for next summer's trips--and arriving at the starting point, each rider is responsible for raising as much money as possible from sponsors, says Matthew A. Collins '89, who was on the San Francisco trip last summer. "The goal amount is a dollar a mile, or $3600, but any amount is accepted. Because the main idea of the trip is charity, most people were really excited to raise a lot of money," he says...
...hold his clubs with metal prostheses. Still, Gandy often heads for the links and shoots a respectable 85 or so for 18 holes. Debbie La Plante, 21, a sophomore at the University of Toledo, enjoys racing in marathons. Her best time in the grueling 26.2-mile event is 3 hr. 31 min. That may not be a world record, but it is impressive enough for someone who was born with spina bifida, is paralyzed from the waist down and races in a wheelchair. Ski Racing magazine named Diana Golden, 25, the U.S. Alpine Skier of 1988 for her unusual skill...
...accelerator tactic has been financial. Since a 1978 U.S. Supreme Court decision made it easier for citizens to sue municipalities, there has been an upsurge in lawsuits nationwide. Attorney Barry Waldman of Detroit has represented victims and their families in ten chases. The longest: a 22-mile, 90-m.p.h. race through residential streets that began when a motorist ran a stop sign and ended when his car killed a work-bound autoworker. The victim's family won a judgment of $1 million against the police...